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A glassy carbon electrode modified with graphene oxide decorated silver phosphate nanodentrites for amperometric determination of dissolved hydrazine

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The authors describe an electrochemical approach for the preparation of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with graphene oxide and silver nanodentrites (AgNDs). The coating was obtained by using an aqueous solution containing silver nitrate, phosphate and ammonia. The phosphate anions act as a scaffold for the improved deposition of AgNDs. The effects of deposition potential and time and concentration of electrolyte on the formation of the AgNDs were optimized. The modified GCE displays good electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation of dissolved hydrazine. The electron transfer coefficient and diffusion coefficient are 0.60 and 4.64 × 10−5 cm2 s−1 respectively. The electrode exhibits a linear response over the 100 nM to 670 μM hydrazine concentration range and a detection limit (LOD) of 33 nM. The sensitivity of the modified electrode is 2077 μA mM−1 cm−2 at a typical working voltage of 0.1 V (vs Ag/AgCl). This LOD is much lower than that of the allowable concentration of hydrazine in drinking water as defined by the US EPA and the WHO.

Schematic of the 2-step fabrication of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with graphene oxide (GO) and silver nanodendrites (AgND) for use in a hydrazine sensor. First, Ag3PO4 is formed by adding AgNO3 and phosphate. Secondly, the formed Ag3PO4 is converted to a colorless complex by adding ammonia and by electrolytic growth of AgND on the GO/GCE.

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One of the authors Dr. Rajkumar Devasenathipathy would like to gratitude National Taipei University of technology for the post-doctoral fellowship.

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    Kohila rani Karuppasamy, Rajkumar Devasenathipathy & Sea-Fue Wang

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Karuppasamy, K., Devasenathipathy, R. & Wang, SF. A glassy carbon electrode modified with graphene oxide decorated silver phosphate nanodentrites for amperometric determination of dissolved hydrazine. Microchim Acta 184, 2569–2577 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-017-2237-9

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